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Problem

The plan to fold Squadrons into projects (#412) re-keys the whole J5 ledger in one migration (030, a later PR). Today nothing copies the database before a J5 migration runs unless the person used the update script, so a bad migration on another install has no way back.

What changed

Before the SQL layer opens, the server checks whether a guarded J5 ledger migration is pending. If one is, it copies the database first. The guarded list is explicit (J5_LEDGER_SNAPSHOT_MIGRATIONS, [30] today): a later migration joins it only if it rewrites data destructively, so an ordinary 031 does not cost a full copy.

  • Pending check. A read-only node:sqlite handle reads MAX(migration_id) from j5_a2a_migrations. Pending means a guarded id above that which this build knows, which is the migrator's own rule.
  • Snapshot. node:sqlite backup() writes statev2.pre-j5-030.sqlite beside the database. The name carries the lowest guarded migration that is actually pending, so a guarded 031 writes statev2.pre-j5-031.sqlite and leaves the 030 file alone. It goes to a .<pid>.<uuid>.partial file first and is renamed when complete, so two attempts starting together each publish only their own copy. A partial file left by a crash is not swept; the runbook tells a person to delete it.
  • An older snapshot is replaced. A pending migration means the database is still the pre-migration one, so a fresh copy is never worse. Before publishing, the copy itself is checked: if the migration is no longer pending in it (another process migrated meanwhile), it is discarded.
  • Failure stops startup. A full disk, an unreadable database or a failed rename raises LedgerMigrationSnapshotError with the cause in its message. The server does not start and nothing migrates.
  • No snapshot when the database does not exist, when it has no J5 ledger table, or when no guarded migration is pending. Until 030 exists, the check returns before opening the file. After 030 has applied, each start costs one read-only query.
  • Logging. One line before the copy (size, destination) and one after (duration).
  • Runbook. docs/j5/runbooks/dogfood-runtime.md has the restore steps: stop the server, move the snapshot back, run the previous version. Nothing deletes snapshots; the runbook says a person does.

This PR adds the mechanism only. Migration 030 is not in it, so the production path takes no snapshot yet.

Entry points. The J5 ledger migrations run only inside makeSqlitePersistenceLive's setup layer, and the snapshot call sits at the top of that function, so each of these passes through it:

  • the server (server.ts), cli/project.ts and auth/EnvironmentAuth.ts, through layerConfig;
  • j5/fleet-load.ts and j5/a2a/test-support/devDeliverySeed.ts, which call makeSqlitePersistenceLive directly. They are developer tools run against dev data and do not need the snapshot. They get it only because the call's position covers them at no extra cost.

apps/server/scripts/migrate-dev-db.ts and t3-sqlite-state.ts open a database on their own but never run the J5 lane. Every file-backed open is covered. The :memory: layer is not: it has no file to copy.

Startup timeouts. On a VACUUM INTO copy of a real 1.47 GB database, the snapshot took 2.4 s (warm cache, SSD).

Waiter Budget What happens if the backup is slower
Desktop backend readiness (DesktopBackendManager) 1 minute per round Logs a warning and probes again while the backend process lives. It does not kill the backend.
scripts/j5/dogfood-update.sh 30 probes, about 90 s Prints "did not answer" and exits 1. The service keeps starting. A false alarm, not a failed migration.
systemd unit (Type=simple) none –
Dev runner no readiness wait –

Nothing was changed outside the J5 file for this.

Not covered by a test:

  • The one-line call in Sqlite.ts. The default guarded list (030) has no migration to trigger it until the fold PR, whose fixtures include the snapshot. The tests here call the J5 function directly.
  • The discard guard for a second process migrating during the copy. It needs two processes to interleave.

Upstream impact

  • apps/server/src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.ts (FORK.md case 1): one import and one line in makeSqlitePersistenceLive. It is there rather than in layerConfig because j5/fleet-load.ts and devDeliverySeed.ts call makeSqlitePersistenceLive directly and run the J5 migrations too. The call uses Effect.orDie so the layer's error type stays upstream's; two upstream test files name that type.
  • initializeV2Database.ts is unchanged. No change to what upstream's product does.

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  • One concern: the description has no "also"
  • Tests cover the changed behavior (backend changes ship with focused tests)
  • UI changes: before/after screenshots above, and a video for motion or interaction (no UI change)
  • Upstream-owned files: each one is recorded in FORK.md (case text and file-table row) in this PR
  • Upstream product: any change to what upstream's product does has a human decision linked above and a register entry in docs/j5/product/upstream.md (no such change)
  • Surfaces: entry points (server, CLI, fleet-load, dev seed all pass through the one call); no client, provider or contract change; connection modes unaffected
  • Docs: definitions under docs/j5/product/ and user docs rewritten where this changes them (runbook only; no product definition changes)

Verified with vp test run src/j5/persistence src/persistence/initializeV2Database.test.ts src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.test.ts (69 passed), vp run typecheck in apps/server (0 errors), and vp lint / vp fmt --check on the touched files.

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  • New Features
    • The database is backed up automatically before specified ledger migrations. If the backup cannot be created or verified, startup stops before the migration runs.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for locating and restoring migration backups, returning to the previous version, and handling incomplete or no-longer-needed backup files.

…on runs

Before the SQL layer opens, the server checks through a read-only handle
whether a J5 ledger migration at or above 030 is pending. If one is, it
copies statev2.sqlite to statev2.pre-j5-<id>.sqlite beside it, and refuses
to start if the copy fails. Migration 030 arrives in a later PR; the tests
use a stand-in pending migration.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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With 030 applied and 031 pending, the copy was written under the 030
name and replaced the real pre-030 restore point.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Jacksondr5 and others added 2 commits October 3, 2026 04:05
An ordinary later migration no longer copies the whole database. The
guarded list is explicit and holds 030 today.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two processes starting during the same upgrade shared one temp name, so
one could publish the other's unfinished copy.

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SQLite persistence setup now snapshots the database before a guarded J5 ledger migration. The change adds snapshot validation, focused tests, and instructions for restoring a snapshot.

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J5 Ledger Snapshot

Layer / File(s) Summary
Snapshot selection, copying, and validation
apps/server/src/j5/persistence/LedgerMigrationSnapshot.ts, apps/server/src/j5/persistence/LedgerMigrationSnapshot.test.ts
The snapshot utility checks for a pending guarded migration, copies the database to a migration-specific snapshot, and validates the copy before publishing it. Tests cover migration selection, WAL-resident rows, replacement, partial files, and failures.
Startup wiring and restoration instructions
apps/server/src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.ts, docs/j5/runbooks/dogfood-runtime.md, FORK.md
SQLite persistence setup runs the snapshot operation before constructing the live layer and converts snapshot failures to defects. The runbook and FORK.md describe startup behavior and restoration steps.

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant makeSqlitePersistenceLive
  participant snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration
  participant SQLite database
  participant Snapshot file
  makeSqlitePersistenceLive->>snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration: Pass configured database path
  snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration->>SQLite database: Read latest applied migration
  SQLite database-->>snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration: Return migration state
  snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration->>Snapshot file: Copy database to partial snapshot
  snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration->>Snapshot file: Verify copied migration state and publish snapshot
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No guarded migration is active in this head, and the partial-file collision fix is verified. A mocked startup-order test is advisable before a guarded migration is introduced; no current production failure is established.

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Two servers with the same process id in separate PID namespaces, sharing
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apps/server/src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.ts (1)

51-56: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a mocked snapshot-ordering test.

makeSqlitePersistenceLive runs snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration(dbPath) before the migration setup. The current layer tests do not detect removal or reordering of this call. The manifest does not contain guarded migration 30, so a real pending-migration fixture cannot exercise this path. Mock the snapshot helper and both migration runners, then assert the event order. This tests wiring only; it does not claim to test real snapshot creation.

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diff --git a/apps/server/src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.test.ts b/apps/server/src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.test.ts
@@
 import * as SqlClient from "effect/unstable/sql/SqlClient";
+import { afterEach, vi } from "vite-plus/test";
 
+import * as A2AMigrations from "../../j5/a2a/Migrations.ts";
+import * as LedgerMigrationSnapshot from "../../j5/persistence/LedgerMigrationSnapshot.ts";
+import * as UpstreamMigrationCompatibility from "../../j5/persistence/UpstreamMigrationCompatibility.ts";
 import { SqlitePersistenceMemory, makeSqlitePersistenceLive } from "./Sqlite.ts";
 
+afterEach(() => vi.restoreAllMocks());
+
@@
 it.effect("applies busy_timeout in the shared persistence setup", () =>
@@
 );
+
+it.effect("snapshots before migration setup", () => {
+  const events: string[] = [];
+  vi.spyOn(LedgerMigrationSnapshot, "snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration").mockImplementation(() =>
+    Effect.sync(() => events.push("snapshot")),
+  );
+  vi.spyOn(
+    UpstreamMigrationCompatibility,
+    "runJ5CompatibleUpstreamMigrations",
+  ).mockImplementation(() => Effect.sync(() => events.push("upstream")));
+  vi.spyOn(A2AMigrations, "runJ5A2AMigrations").mockImplementation(() =>
+    Effect.sync(() => events.push("j5")),
+  );
+
+  const tempDir = NodeFS.mkdtempSync(NodePath.join(NodeOS.tmpdir(), "t3-sqlite-snapshot-"));
+  const dbPath = NodePath.join(tempDir, "state.sqlite");
+
+  return Effect.gen(function* () {
+    yield* SqlClient.SqlClient;
+    assert.deepEqual(events, ["snapshot", "upstream", "j5"]);
+  }).pipe(
+    Effect.provide(makeSqlitePersistenceLive(dbPath).pipe(Layer.provide(NodeServices.layer))),
+    Effect.ensuring(Effect.sync(() => NodeFS.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true }))),
+  );
+});
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@coderabbitai On the nitpick asking for a mocked snapshot-ordering test in Sqlite.test.ts: we are not adding it. A test that mocks the helper and both migration runners only mirrors the wiring, which this repo's testing rules say not to write. The real check lands with the migration PR, which will boot makeSqlitePersistenceLive on a database at migration 29 and find the snapshot file; the ordering was also proved against the production layer with a stand-in migration during testing. (I'm an AI agent working for Jackson.)

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@Jacksondr5 Thanks for the clarification. AGENTS.md, Line 115, explicitly excludes tests that only assert wiring or mirror the implementation. My mocked snapshot-ordering test suggestion conflicts with that rule, so I withdraw it.

The planned migration-29 startup test exercises observable behavior through makeSqlitePersistenceLive. That is the appropriate regression test for the migration PR. No mocked ordering test is needed in this PR.


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Learning: In Jacksondr5/j5code, AGENTS.md requires tests of meaningful logic or observable behavior and prohibits tests that merely assert callback wiring or mirror the implementation. For apps/server/src/persistence/Layers/Sqlite.test.ts, do not recommend a snapshot-ordering test that mocks snapshotBeforeJ5LedgerMigration and both migration runners. The author plans to cover this behavior in the migration 030 PR by booting makeSqlitePersistenceLive against a database at migration 29 and checking the snapshot file.

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